Fibromyalgia Support Group

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Another surgery tomorrow

It has been a while since I visited my Fibro friends, hope everyone is hanging in there!

Yes, going to get another surgery tomorrow, they are taking a biopsy of a spot on my lower eyelid. They have to cut a pie slice out of it to remove about 4-5mm at the edge of the eyelid, the soft red part that touches the eye. They do the stitching on the inside, with desolving stitches. I will be in twighlight sleep during the procedure.

Pretty soon there won't be anything left, if they keep cutting off chunks!

I hae to be there at 7:30am, then I will wait several hours in the pre op area sitting on a poorly designed bed that folds into a chair, but we all know our legs cannot just be spread out in front of us with knees locked for 2-3 hours, my lower back is distroyed after about 5 minutes... I just found out Thursday, then the hospital calle at 2:30pm on Friday, to get my info, they closed at 4pm, ya right, that is great planning.

Wish me luck!

Jon

PS Iwas hoping it would be closer to Christmas, so I could stay in my room, and not have to go to the dreaded family reunion...

Hi, Jon. Been a while! It's nice to hear from you :). Sorry you gotta have your eyelid biopsied and then a family reunion. Family stuff can be so awkward. I totally understand. I have to go see some relatives overseas in a couple weeks after 20-30 of not seeing some of them (a trip triggered by the death of my estranged father). Anyway... I wish you luck with all you gotta do and I hope you can wish me luck, too! Take care and hope to see you around more often. HUGS

Boy, it seems they do keep chipping away at you? I am so sorry you are going through this again. I pray that it all goes well.
And I agree, those beds...my back is all jacked up after any kind of procedure. Stress amplifies the stiffness and pain.

I kinda sorta got yelled at at my last knee MRI. I couldn't lay down that flat and it was killing me. I was shaking from the intensity of the pain. The MRI techs said that next time I need full sedation for the MRI and pain meds.

Is there anything the doctor could prescribe to you, maybe in the IV drip while they knock you out for this procedure?

I hope it goes better than expected. And the family reunion also. Just keep a fork in your hand and something to nibble on so others don't talk to you so much. Or will you be the guy who brings the wine? Praying it all goes well. It's funny, I have more pressure also from being at a family gathering vs being in a room full of strangers these days.

I have been worried about you. I hope your new cat is still working out. I'm praying everything goes good with the surgery, and how is everything else? Weren't you being treated for lymphoma? I'm thinking about you today, and being at the hospital is so uncomfortable. I can't lay flat or lay on just any pillow, I always end up wiggling nonstop to find a better position, and I always leave in more pain.

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Hi,I am in college and my professor assigned a journal entry that reviews this site. I am so glad that he did this because I have been wanting to join an online support group.My level is decent this morning, but I am super tired. Not much sleep. The life of a student who works!!!Happy to meet all of you and join a group who understands my pain.

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